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152 042provisional

-10,7 % in 2025 compared with 2024 (170 316)

2025: first publication (closed 24/04/2026), provisional figures. Late reports are added in later bulletins, which revise the figures upwards. The 2025/2024 change may therefore overstate the fall. Learn more

121,07 offences per 1,000 inhab. in 2025 (pop. 1 255 795 on 1/1/2025)

Source: rapport_2025_trim4_prov_Bruxelles_Capitale_fr.pdf · 160 pages

Local executive

Brussels-Capital is not a province: there is no governor or provincial executive. See the Brussels-Capital Region page and those of the 19 municipalities.

Profile

Official sources (Statbel), edition shown on each line. Counts: somme des 19 communes de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (sums, not an average of percentages).

Population on 1 January 2026
1 255 834

Statbel, 1/1/2026

Foreign nationals (non-Belgian nationality)
36,7 %461 155 out of 1 255 834
2010 : 30,0 % · 2026 : 36,7 %The vertical axis does not start at 0.
Annual series
1 JanuaryForeign nationalsShare
2010327 07030,0 %
2011352 34431,5 %
2012371 04132,6 %
2013381 77133,1 %
2014385 38133,1 %
2015398 72633,9 %
2016411 07534,6 %
2017414 13934,8 %
2018417 10734,8 %
2019422 09734,9 %
2020429 55735,3 %
2021432 69735,5 %
2022438 73735,9 %
2023458 15236,9 %
2024464 62937,2 %
2025467 05537,2 %
2026461 15536,7 %

Statbel, 1/1/2026, series 2010-2026

Non-Belgians by group of nationality of origin
  • Neighbouring countries*7,3 %(91 209)
  • EU27 excluding neighbouring countries14,6 %(183 311)
  • Non-EU2714,9 %(186 635)

* Germany, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom (Statbel grouping).

Statbel, 1/1/2026, share of the population

Origin (indicator separate from nationality)
  • Belgians of Belgian origin21,5 %(270 149)
  • Belgians of foreign origin41,8 %(524 530)
  • Non-Belgians36,7 %(461 155)

Statbel, 1/1/2026

Age
  • 0-17 years21,0 %(263 454)
  • 18-64 years65,7 %(824 650)
  • 65 and over13,4 %(167 730)

Statbel, 1/1/2026

Area and density

162,4 km² · 7 732 inhab./km²

Statbel, 1/1/2025

Median income per tax return

24 488 €total net taxable income, 662 954 returns

Statbel, income 2023

Definitions
  • « Foreign national » = person with a non-Belgian nationality in the national register, on 1 January. Naturalised Belgians or Belgians of foreign origin are counted as Belgians.
  • Origin (Statbel): based on current nationality, the person's first registered nationality and that of their parents. Official categories: Belgian of Belgian origin, Belgian of foreign origin, non-Belgian.
  • Group of nationality of origin: Statbel grouping into neighbouring countries, EU27 excluding neighbouring countries, and non-EU27; this is not a strict EU / non-EU split (the United Kingdom is classed as a neighbouring country).
  • Merged or renumbered municipalities: no reconstructed series before the date of the new code (same rule as for the reference population).
  • These figures are not cross-referenced with any crime statistics.

Main categories

Click a category to open the annual series (2000, 2015-2025; 2025 provisional).

Category2025prov.Change 2025/20242000
152 042-10,7 %158 064
59 556-20,5 %90 266
12 437+14,1 %5 800
11 339-5,5 %8 477
11 022-2,8 %11 535
9 009-4,7 %1
8 505-8,9 %11 337
8 281-21,1 %3 278
5 604-16,5 %34
5 431+0,9 %5 085
5 309+3,1 %1 388
3 469+49,4 %808
2 529-11,3 %5 794
2 373-22,8 %1 502
2 312-0,9 %1 491
2 054-2,7 %1 561
1 937-24,7 %1 178
951+7,7 %67
943+6,6 %2 357
534-5,8 %528
527+8,2 %213
398+63,8 %82
388+98,0 %621
376+4,4 %1 369
371-3,4 %195
343+43,5 %180
337+27,7 %383
320-2,1 %605
235-10,3 %23
222-37,6 %410
135+92,9 %90
106-37,6 %389
72-4,0 %1
52-52,3 %37
37+2,8 %909
36-21,7 %-
35+34,6 %5
27-15,6 %-
12+9,1 %88
11-21,4 %-
7+16,7 %1
3+200,0 %3
1-85,7 %-
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Change 2025/2024: change in 2025 compared with 2024 (e.g. −10 % = 2025 is 10 % lower than 2024, not the reverse).

2025 provisional: first publication. Reports registered late are added in later bulletins, which revise the figures upwards, so the 2025/2024 fall may be overstated.

Source of figures: police crime statistics bulletin, Q4 2025 (closed 24/04/2026). Click a category to show the full available annual series.

Breakdown

PlaceType2025 prov.Change 2025/2024
Brussels (Brussels-Capital)District152 042-10,7 %
BRUXELLES CAPITALE IXELLESPolice zone60 581-12,4 %
Bruxelles / BrusselMunicipality47 888-12,1 %
ZONE MIDIPolice zone30 439-14,2 %
ZP POLBRUNOPolice zone19 800-12,2 %
BRUXELLES-OUESTPolice zone19 137-2,2 %
AnderlechtMunicipality14 406-2,0 %
Schaerbeek / SchaarbeekMunicipality13 110-10,2 %
Ixelles / ElseneMunicipality12 693-13,5 %
UCCLE/W-B/AUDERGHEMPolice zone11 764-8,2 %
Saint-Gilles / Sint-GillisMunicipality11 114-27,5 %
ZONE MONTGOMERYPolice zone10 321-4,0 %
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean / Sint-Jans-MolenbeekMunicipality9 915+3,5 %
Uccle / UkkelMunicipality6 724-11,3 %
Forest / VorstMunicipality4 919-9,5 %
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert / Sint-Lambrechts-WoluweMunicipality4 076-2,4 %
EtterbeekMunicipality4 030-5,0 %
JetteMunicipality3 923-10,6 %
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode / Sint-Joost-ten-NodeMunicipality3 862-20,4 %
Auderghem / OudergemMunicipality2 951-8,4 %
EvereMunicipality2 828-9,1 %
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre / Sint-Pieters-WoluweMunicipality2 215-4,9 %
Watermael-Boitsfort / Watermaal-BosvoordeMunicipality2 089+3,6 %
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe / Sint-Agatha-BerchemMunicipality2 009-3,6 %
KoekelbergMunicipality1 707-1,7 %
GanshorenMunicipality1 583-10,4 %

Crime types and phenomena, 2025